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A New Potent Angiogenesis Inhibitor, FR-118487

  • Otsuka, Takanao;Ohkawa, Takehiko;Shibata, Toshihiro;Oku, Teruo;Okuhara, Masakuni;Terano, Hiroshi;Kohsaka, Masanobu;Imanaka, Hiroshi
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.163-168
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    • 1991
  • A new angiogenesis inhibitor, FR-118487 was obtained by chemical modification of FR-111142 which was isolated from the fermentation products of Scolecobasidium arenarium F-2015. The antiangiogenic activity of FR-118487 was compared with that of the parent compound, FR-111142. In the endothelial cell proliferation test in vitro and the angiogenesis in the chick embryo chorioal-lantoic membrane assay, FR-118487 had about 5∼10 times stronger antiangiogenic activities than FR-111142. In addition, FR-118487 inhibited the angiogenesis in the rabbit corneal assay and suppressed the solid tumor growth in mice. These findings showed that FR-118487 would be a unique antiangiogenic agent with promising antitumor activity.

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An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Innovation and Business Performance of CEO's Internal and External Activities (CEO의 내·외부 활동이 혁신과 경영성과에 미치는 영향에 대한 탐색적 연구)

  • Choi, Sung-Pyo;Uh, Soo-Bong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.11
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    • pp.302-313
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    • 2016
  • This study conducts statistical analysis based on a survey of 300 CEOs from Korean companies in order to examine the effects of a CEO's internal?external activities (information, knowledge management, learning organization) on business innovation activity (exploitative, exploratory) and business performance. Analysis results show that learning organization activity had a significant positive (+) effect on exploitative and exploratory innovation activity. In addition, knowledge management activity lacked statistically significant effects on exploratory innovation activity. Furthermore, exploitative and exploratory innovation activity was affected by CEO's internal?external activities (information, knowledge management, learning organization) and had a significant positive (+) effect on company's business performance. but it was shown that the level of influence was different. Results of this study imply that maximizing business performance through developing innovation activity by CEO's internal?external activities (information, knowledge management, learning organization) in the company, extracting activity advantageous to company's business environment based on activity perceived in the precedent study and business strategy becomes advantageous to the attainment of business performance objectives.

Structural Relationships between Attributes, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention of Rural Tourism Activity (농촌체험의 속성과 만족이 행동의도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Kyung Hee
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.395-404
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the structural relationships between attributes, satisfaction, and behavioral intention of rural tourism activity. For this study, an onsite survey was conducted to tourists of 35 rural tourism farms. A total of 408 samples were collected for the analysis. The SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 18.0 statistical package were used for frequency, reliability, exploratory factor, confirmatory factor, and path analysis. Through exploratory factor analysis, four dimensions of rural tourism activity attribute were identified from 20 variables: 'human resource', 'activity', 'rural culture', and 'facility and environment'. The results of structural equation modelling indicate that 'human resource', 'activity', 'rural culture' had positive effect on behavioral intention. Through the results, agritourism farm operators will be able to develop effective marketing strategy and management skill.

The Analysis by Postretirement of baby boom generation

  • Kim, Pan-Jin
    • The Journal of Economics, Marketing and Management
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2017
  • As the aging population geworsened by the a of the low fertility rate in the wake of the birth of the low birth rate, the rapid increase in the retirement age of the baby boomers in the wake of the birth of the Korean War is a significant indication of the separation of the aged and the role of the economically rich and the role of the role of the economically rich. Therefore, this study aims to address issues and countermeasures. The study aims to provide basic data for the future life of the baby boom generation by examining the problems and responses to the economic activity after the retirement activity of the baby boomers. The research suggests that the limit was limited to the retirement age of the baby boomer generation in order to boost the employment of the elderly. Due to the lack of exploration of the exploratory research, the lack of analysis of exploratory facts is the biggest limitation of the analysis. So, further analysis of this will lead to meaningful studies. Looking at the composition of this study, the introduction of the study included the necessity and purpose of the study. The focus on the point was on the concepts and characteristics of the baby boomer, and analyzed the characteristics of the economic activity and analyses and analyses of domestic and international cases. In conclusion, the issue was drawn up and the alternatives were sought.

An Analysis of Mathematical Communication in Preliminary Application of the Revised Curriculum - Focused on 'Exploratory Activity' and 'Story Corner' in Elementary Textbooks for the First and Second Grades - (개정 교육과정의 실험 적용에서 나타나는 수학적 의사소통 분석 - 초등 1.2학년 탐구 활동과 이야기 마당을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Mi-Hye;Pang, Jeong-Suk
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.163-183
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to provide useful information for teachers by analyzing mathematical communication emphasized through 'exploratory activity' and 'story corner' in elementary textbooks based on the revised curriculum. Two classrooms from the first grade and second grade respectively were observed and videotaped. Mathematical communication of each classroom was analyzed in terms of questioning, explaining, and the sources of mathematical ideas. The results showed that only one classroom focused on students' thinking processes and explored their ideas, whereas the other classrooms focused mainly on finding answer. Particularly, this tendency often appeared when implementing 'story corner' than 'exploratory activity'. The reason for this was inferred that teachers were not familiar with teaching mathematics in stories and that teachers' manual did not include concrete questions and students' expected responses. This paper included implications on how to promote mathematical communication specifically in lower grades in elementary school.

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Studies on Neuropharmacological Effects of Clitoria ternatea Linn. Root Extract in Rats and Mice

  • Boominathan, R.;Devi, B.Parimaladevi;Mandal, Subhash.C
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.260-263
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    • 2003
  • Ethanol extract of the root of Clitoria ternatea Linn (CTEE) was evaluated for different neuropharmacological actions, such as general behaviour, exploratory behaviour, muscle relaxant activity and phenobarbitone induced sleeping time, in rats and mice. The extract was found to cause reduction in spontaneous activity, decrease in exploratory behavioural pattern by the head dip and Y- maze test, reduction in the muscle relaxant by rotarod, $30^{\circ}C$ inclined screen and traction tests. In addition CTEE significantly potentiated the phenobarbitone-induced sleeping time. Preliminary tests indicate that the ethanol extract of Clitoria ternatea Linn. At the doses of 100 and 150 mg/kg showed significant neuropharmacological activity.

Central nervous system activity of the methanol extracts of Caesalpinia bonducella and Bauhinia racemosa (Caesalpinaceae) in experimental animal model

  • Kumar Ramanathan Sambath;Sivakumar Thangavel;Sundaram Rajagopal Shanmuga;Gomathi Periyasamy;Kumar Mani Senthil;Mazumdar Upal Kanti;Gupta Malaya
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.221-231
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    • 2006
  • The aim of the present study is to investigate central nervous system (CNS) activity of the methanol extracts of leaves of Caesalpinia bonducella (MECB) and stem bark of Bauhinia racemosa (MEBR) (Caesalpinaceae) in Swiss albino mice and Wistar albino rats. General behavior, exploratory behavior, muscle relaxant activity and phenobarbitone sodium-induced sleeping time were studied. The results revealed that the methanol extracts of leaves of Caesalpinia bonducella at 100 - 200 mg/kg and stem bark of Bauhinia racemosa 100 - 200 mg/kg caused a significant reduction in the spontaneous activity (general behavioral profile), remarkable decrease in exploratory behavioral pattern (Y-maze and head dip test), a reduction in muscle relaxant activity (rotarod and traction tests), and also significantly potentiated phenobarbitone sodium-induced sleeping time. The results suggest that MECB and MEBR exhibit CNS depressant activity in tested animal models.

An Exploratory Study on Apparel Design Evaluation Criteria with Consumers' Perspectives -Focusing on Female College Students Majoring in Apparel-Fashion Design in their 20s- (소비자 관점의 의복 디자인 평가 요소에 대한 탐색적 연구 -20대 의류-패션 디자인 전공 여대생을 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Sunwoo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.384-404
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    • 2019
  • This study investigates the multidimensional structure of apparel design evaluation criteria and the details of each criterion by exploring how female college students majoring in apparel design in their 20s evaluate apparel design based on an exploratory approach. Data were analyzed through a categorization method of qualitative data after collecting from a literature review and three focus group interviews. The results identified the six evaluation criteria of apparel design (functional usefulness, convenience, aesthetics, psychological self suitability, social activity usefulness, and fashion trend). Functional usefulness and convenience assessed the extent to which primary features of apparel are reflected in apparel design, and aesthetics evaluated the aesthetic beauty of apparel design. Psychological self suitability estimated the extent to which apparel design expressed psychological self properly, and social activity usefulness appraised the extent to which apparel design contributed to the social activities of wearers. Last, fashion trend assessed the extent to which apparel design reflected fashion trend. The study results provide meaningful implications towards an apparel industry that wants to develop apparel design that appeals to consumers, educational institutions that aim to cultivate well-trained professionals in the apparel industry, and consumers who want to purchase clothes of satisfactory design.

Effects of Neonatal Footshock Stress on Glucocorticoid and $5-HT_{2A/2C}$ Receptor Bindings and Exploratory Behavior

  • Kim, Dong-Goo;Lee, Seoul;Kang, Dong-Won;Lim, Jong-Su
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.677-685
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    • 1998
  • To investigate the effects of neonatal stress on behavior and neurochemistry, rats were exposed to the footshock stress on postnatal day (PND) 14 or PNDs 14 and 21. Rats were exposed to uncontrollable electric shocks delivered to the floor with a constant current (0.8 mA) for 5 sec period. Daily sessions consisted of 60 trials on a random time schedule with an average of 55 sec. The first exposure to footshocks on PND 14 decreased body weight gain for 1 day. However, the second exposure to footshocks on PND 21 did not affect body weight gain. Exploratory activity was measured by exposing a rat to a novel environment 24 h after experience of footshocks. Similar to the body weight changes, a decreased activity was noted after the first exposure to footshocks, while no changed activity was noted after the second exposure to footshocks. However, the Bmax value of $5-HT_{2A/2C}$ receptors in the cortex decreased by the second exposure to footshocks, but not by the first exposure to footshocks. Moreover, an autoradiographic study revealed that the density of $[^3H]dexamethasone$ binding in hippocampus decreased in rats exposed to footshocks 4 times during PND $14{\sim}20.$ These results suggest that the uncontrollable footshock stress changes 5-hydroxytryptamine and glucocorticoid receptor systems acutely and that the repeated exposure to the same stress may not elicit behavioral alterations by the compensatory activity of young brain although changes in some neurochemistry exist.

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Anxiolytic activity of standardized extract of Korean ginseng - a study on exploratory behavior

  • Mohan, M;Kasture, SB;Balaraman, R
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.301-307
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    • 2005
  • The roots of the plant Korean ginseng have been extensively used in the traditional Chinese herbal medicine. We investigated the standardized extract of Korean ginseng on animal models of anxiety based on exploratory behavior. Korean ginseng extract (KGE) (3, 10 and 30 mg/kg) was administered intra-peritoneally. The anxiolytic activity was studied using elevated plus maze (EPM) paradigm, light/dark apparatus (LDA), open field apparatus (OFA) and the hole board apparatus (HBA). Diazepam (1mg/kg) was used as a standard anxiolytic drug. In EPM, KGE (10 mg/kg) significantly (P < 0.05) increased the time spent in open arms and the number of entries in open arms. In LDA, KGE (10 mg/kg) increased the number of transitions. In OFA, KGE (3 and 10 mg/kg) significantly increased (P < 0.05) the number of squares traversed. In HBA the number of head pokes were significantly increased with KGE (3 and 10 mg/kg). KGE at all selected doses did not affect the motor coordination. Thus, the study suggests that saponin containing standardized Korean ginseng extract possess anxiolytic activity.